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Post-9/11 War Spending Exceeds $8 Trillion | Heidi Peltier of The Costs of War Project
When you put all of that together, these post-9/11 wars have already cost, or will cost, $8 trillion. And that number may continue to rise.
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Our Bodies, Our Lives; With and Beyond the Law
This is a moment of crisis. The right wing in this country is radically trying to solidify its power. The Supreme Court is now a site for this take-over. It is why these judges decided to throw caution to the wind and attempt, once and for all, to decimate Roe.
Izzy Stone’s Legacy Continues To Inspire Independent Journalists In The US
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14th Izzy Award Ceremony on April 26 Honoring Independent Journalists
The Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca College has announced that this year’s Izzy Award “for outstanding achievement in independent media” will be shared by...
PCIM Sponsors Independent Journalism Summer Internship Opportunity
The Park Center for Independent Media is proud to sponsor a summer internship program aimed at giving justice-oriented students the opportunity to work at some of the best...
An Earth Day Communiqué: The 9/11 Climate Banner
To commemorate Earth Day, April 20, 2022 This communiqué/report will address the controversy over a banner that was displayed at a recent climate justice rally in Albany,...
Gender Chaos, Ukraine 2022: Nations, Globes, and What Is a Woman Anyway?
I am rethinking it all — nations, globes, gender, race. There are no effective borders left as each seeps further into the other. I have been tracking this seepage for the...
“There is so much out there but what is out there is hard to find”: FLEFF Hosts Disccussion on Streaming and Independent Media
On March 31, the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) facilitated an interactive discussion about streaming, small media, and the Russia-Ukraine war. The event...
“I wanted to create a short vignette that made people feel uncomfortable and awkward”: Filmmaker Aisha Sultan Talks “33 and Counting” and “Other People”
An online screening and talkback of the documentary “33 and Counting” was held on April 4 via Zoom. The film documents the story of a 70-year-old grandmother from rural...